This blog will serve as a diary covering the construction of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ football stadium in Port Elizabeth/Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa as well as looking at progress on the other 2010 stadiums.

20 December 2008

Well as we head into the festive hurry, a quick update of progress on site. A skeleton staff is currently working and it seems they will work right through Christmas. We can expect girders to be lifted in the run up to Christmas. As it stands, we still have 10 girders in place, with the 11th almost ready to be lifted. Cladding of the first few girders is underway, and the first 9 girders have now been connected by the fore-girders forming the compression ring that will ultimately hold the flood lights. All that's left for me to do is to wish everyone a merry Christmas. I'll be back before new year with a full update.

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I am a student doing a BSc degree at Rhodes University.
I created this blog to chart South Africa's progress in its preparations for the greatest show on Earth. This show is now complete so I leave you with possibly the best 2010 preparation diary on the web. Enjoy.